Books / Comics / Manga

Lots of Silent Hill reading.

Books:

All books are officially available only in Japan.

Lost Memories

Guidebook detailing various aspects of the first three games like symbolism and ideas behind games or development process. Originally released with the original version of Silent Hill 3, the book has been the subject of unofficial translations outside Japan.

Drawing Block: Silent Hill 3 Program

Artbook added to limited editions of Silent Hill 3 together with Lost Memories DVD and two posters.

Silent Hill: The Novel

Novelization of the first SH game. Available only in Japanese. Contains 8 full page illustrations by Masahiro Ito (SH1-3 monster designer): 4 colour and 4 black-and-white.

Silent Hill 2: The Novel

Novelization of the second SH game. Available only in Japanese. Contains 4 full page illustrations by Masahiro Ito.

Comics:

Dying Inside

This story was originally released as a five issue limited series and later collected and released in a single volume trade paperback. The first two dealt with a doctor and patient, while the remaining three issues covered a group of goth kids. The first two issues rapidly sold out and required a second printing, in fact "Silent Hill #2 sold out, including IDW’s overprinting, before it even shipped to stores."

Among The Damned

This was a stand-alone one-shot story published in 2004 with art by Shaun Thomas. It is collected in the Silent Hill: Three Bloody Tales trade paperback.

Paint It Black

"Paint It Black" was another one-shot with art by Shaun Thomas from 2005, also collected in Three Bloody Tales.

It follows the story of Ike, an artist who finds himself homeless after being kicked out of a friend's apartment. Ike remains under the influence of Artist's Block until he meets a stranger who claims to have visited the ghost town of Silent Hill. The stranger informs Ike that he was able to leave the town because his own friend sacrificed himself, this story inspires Ike to travel to the town to seek out the truth behind it.

Grinning Man

"The Grinning Man" (2005) is the third one-shot collected in Three Bloody Tales with art by Nick Stakal.

State Trooper Robert Tower is on his last day of work before retirement when his new replacement, Mayberry, arrives. Despite the fact that Tower enters Silent Hill on a regular basis to look for missing people, he's never been exposed to the horrifying creatures that roam its streets. However, to play a prank on Mayberry (a firm believer in not only the lore of Silent Hill, but also several other conspiracy theories and supernatural concepts), he stages a "Monster" attack with two other officers. However, there is a new force in the town of Silent Hill -- a smiling madman with a mastery of both magical spells and firearms who considers the city his own personal hunting ground. The truth about the city is exposed to Tower and the showdown between he and the mysterious Grinning Man ensues.

Dead/Alive

Comic line which consists of five issues drawn by Nick Stakal.Dead/Alive links to the Dying Inside series by returning to Dr. Abernathy, Lauryn and her sister Christabella. Lauryn has a new boyfriend which appears to be Ike, the protagonist of Paint It Black. Somehow, Christabella manages to escape Lauryn's powers, but returns as a normal little girl with little power. Then, she meets with a witch called Lenora who makes a deal with her. Lenora wants to bring Hell on earth through the characters of Connie and her ex-boyfriend actor Kenneth Carter.

Hunger

"Hunger" (2006) appears exclusively on UMD disc 'Silent Hill Experience'. Hunger concerns itself with Douglass Payne and his fiancé Rosy, recently transported to the idyllic, serene Silent Hill. Ousted from a prominent editorial position at a big newspaper, Doug is consumed with finding the next big story to get him back on top.

Sinner's Reward

Published by IDW Publishing in 2008. Written by Tom Waltz with art by Steph Stamb. When hitman Jack “The Pup” Stanton runs away with his mob boss’s wife, he thinks he’s finally put his murderous past behind him. Instead, Jack and his lover take a wrong turn into Silent Hill and quickly learn that some sins are impossible to escape.

Past Life

Four issue entry. Released in October 2010. The story chronicles events going back to 1867. We meet Jebediah Foster and his wife, Esther, as they are traveling to Silent Hill. Esther’s family left her property there. On the way, they meet the postman of Silent Hill. Jeb is surprised that Silent Hill has an African American postman. Through the dialogue and character interactions, we learn a lot about each of the main characters. Esther is a kind woman who’s friendly and doesn’t swear. Jeb is a bit rough around the edges, but seems to be trying to change his ways for Esther.

Manga:

The Silent Hill Cage of Cradle

Interactive manga comic book written by Hiroyuki Owaku and illustrated by Masahiro Ito. It is currently only available on cellphones in Japan. Not much is known about the story and images of the comic have been mostly concealed. What is known, however, is that the story will focus on Lisa Garland before the events of the first game in the series. Promotional images reveal that Doctor Kauffman will appear, as well as the notorious Pyramid Head and Alessa Gillespie. These images show noticeable influence from the visuals of the Silent Hill movie.

Silent Hill Double Under Dusk

This is the second Silent Hill manga to appear exclusively to Konami's cellphone network. Many details, such as the synopsis and the involvement of previous artists are currently unknown.